The State Theatre in Saarbrucken, Germany has claimed Nicholas Milton as its new chief conductor and artistic director, a role Dr Milton has held at the CSO since 2007.

The CSO has experienced real success under Dr Milton's creative direction and he's extremely proud of his work there.

"There's no other profession where 100 people sit on stage and all try to do something in a moment in time which is purely to create something beautiful," Dr Milton told Philip Clark on 666 Breakfast. (Listen to the audio)

"People come to a concert and they leave the concert with their hearts open - feeling positively inclined towards their neighbours - positively inclined towards their wives and husbands and positively inclined, and with souls open, towards humanity."

Dr Milton said he will be spending much time in Europe over the coming year but promised he won't disappear from the Canberra scene.

"My position in Canberra is something that's profoundly important to me... we've seen the CSO grow in the last seven years into an organism that is quite extraordinary," he said.

Dr Milton believes the CSO is the most successful orchestra in the country, and says CSO performances regularly sell out.

"We make every single concert that we do an event - something that's thrilling and people have sensed the electricity, the wonderful chemistry, the passion on stage and that sort of level of excitement and people are coming back," he said.